The Cynical Historian

Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines | Based on a True Story (2016x33)

Air date: Sep 24, 2016

The movie takes us into the weird and wacky world of the early days of aviation, when men risked their lives for the thrill of flight. What it does best is bring together the disparate elements of early aviation and showcase the trouble that was flight while thoroughly mocking the entire affair in an entertaining manner, which simply takes the lift from the wings of those who want to treat this subject with gravitas. ------------------------------------------------------------ more videos: previous: https://youtu.be/yCAJH6_SqmQ related: https://youtu.be/SwN9RzuQfBA ------------------------------------------------------------ references: List of airplanes in the film: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13Pp_t3-mQ8ntdcKlrcOykiAqzTD9EJAmHTKt5BkwiZQ/edit?usp=sharing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Bl%C3%A9riot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Bennett_Trophy_(aeroplanes) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schneider_Trophy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Mail_aviation_prizes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Mail_Circuit_of_Britain_air_race https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910_London_to_Manchester_air_race https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Those_Magnificent_Men_in_their_Flying_Machines www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0DEEDF173BE13ABC4F52DFB066838E679EDE? https://www.fiddlersgreen.net/shop/category/name/magnificent+men+and+their+flying+machines.html http://impdb.org/index.php?title=Those_Magnificent_Men_in_Their_Flying_Machines_or_How_I_Flew_from_London_to_Paris_in_25_hours_11_minutes http://aerotoons.com/blog/2015/08/24/aircraft-in-those-magnificent-men-in-their-flying-machines/ http://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2012/08/24/the-first-duel-fought-in-hot-air-balloons-paris-1808/ ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 contribute to my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CynicalHistorian LET'S CONNEC